328. Here, O My Lord, I See

1 Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face;
Here would I touch and handle things unseen,
Here grasp with firmer hand eternal grace,
And all my weariness upon Thee lean.

2 Here would I feed upon the bread of God,
Here drink with Thee the royal wine of heaven,
Here would I lay aside each earthly load,
Here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiven.

3 Too soon we rise; the symbols disappear;
The feast, though not the love, is past and gone;
The bread and wine remove: but Thou art here,
Nearer than ever– still my shield and sun.

4 Feast after feast thus comes, and passes by;
Yet, passing, points to the glad feast above,
Giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy,
The Lamb's great bridal feast of bliss and love.

AMEN.

Text Information
First Line: Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face
Title: Here, O My Lord, I See
Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889
Meter: 10 10 10 10
Language: English
Publication Date: 1999
Topic: The Lord's Supper
Tune Information
Name: PENITENTIA
Composer: Edward Dearle, 1806-1891
Meter: 10 10 10 10
Key: E♭ Major



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